Example sentences of "[vb past] at [art] table " in BNC.
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| 1 | He remembered the ancient and persistent belief that once any living creature has walked in the Black Fields of Sorcery and dined at the tables of the Lords of the Dark Ireland , he is for ever lost to the true Ireland . |
| 2 | Algernon peered at the table , then snapped his fingers and a pot of honey appeared . |
| 3 | She gestured at the table . |
| 4 | ‘ A man spoke to me in the graveyard , ’ Ruth announced , as they ate at the table . |
| 5 | They remained a week in the Ottoman capital , by no means long enough for Miss Logan to become accustomed to the coarse stares she received at the table d'hôte . |
| 6 | Next came a leg of Szechuan duck , which our attendant shredded at the table with all the panache of a French waiter filleting a sole . |
| 7 | Further along the village another house used to be the ‘ cookhouse ’ and game room for them — the meals must have been cold by the time they arrived at the table of Londesborough Lodge ! |
| 8 | Wilson arrived at the table , as arranged , but the contract did not . |
| 9 | Those tube trains are full of them , ’ he was saying agitatedly as Pooley arrived at the table at which they were having tea . |
| 10 | The speciality of the house was fillet of reindeer with wild mushrooms , the Scandinavian equivalent of our venison but we settled for Chateaubriand , cooked to perfection and served at the table by the charming Italian head waiter , Paolo whose efficient and attentive service enhanced the evening . |
| 11 | He scowled at the table . |
| 12 | Maggie glanced at the table . |
| 13 | Rose glanced at the table plan : ‘ Lord Beddington , miss , or the Prince of Wales ? ’ |
| 14 | They rushed at the table from all sides , scrambling over stools , jumping down from top bunks like pigeons clattering down for crumbs . |
| 15 | In the municipal library , after consultation with an assistant , Melissa settled at a table in a quiet corner with two or three of the books that Antoinette Gebrec had recommended . |
| 16 | You were only a sort of number in a bakery and er worked at a table along with the rest . |
| 17 | In other words it 's , it 's sticking from east to west , people will know of all the thing , it 's er tell you that many from eastern parts and western parts were called and reclined at the table , in other words this , well this good news that Jesus was sticking on this |
| 18 | Jehan waved at the table . |
| 19 | Ingram stared at the table spinning round in front of him . |
| 20 | He stared at the table as if he were talking to himself . |
| 21 | Rose stared at the table , imagining it full of people , talking — but surely not blind . |
| 22 | There was a long silence while Silas stared at the table . |
| 23 | I only wanted — ’ He stared at the table . |
| 24 | Then I looked at the table . |
| 25 | Sidacai looked at the table again , and suddenly he snorted , and then sat down . |
| 26 | She looked at the table and nodded . |
| 27 | Emmie looked at the table with an agreeable sense of hunger . |
| 28 | Laden with parcels , she was half an hour late for her luncheon appointment , and Lowell seated at a table near the window , was already waiting for her . |
| 29 | ‘ She 's killing herself with what she eats , ’ said Lord Grubb to the three left at the table , who felt they should be listening to nothing . |
| 30 | He pointed at the table and the waiter nodded . |